Network design, modelling and performance evaluation

Designed for ICTs professionals involved in the planning, design, development, testing and operation of network services, this book will help readers evaluate a network situation and identify the most important aspects that need to be monitored and analysed. Through the introduction of a methodological approach to network design, the author provides detailed steps from the analysis of the initial network requirements to network architecture design, modelling, simulation and evaluation. A special focus on statistical and queuing models shows how useful they are for network design and analysis. Practice exercises are given for selected chapters, and case studies will take the reader through the whole network design process.